Exposing collagen's double life
Discovery that the rigid structural protein can switch to a floppy shape could lead to new treatments for heart disease.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Self-assembling computer chips
Molecules that arrange themselves into predictable patterns on silicon chips could lead to microprocessors with much smaller circuit elements.
Cell-inspired electronics
By mimicking cells, MIT researcher designs electronic circuits for ultra-low-power and biomedical applications.
Rethinking networking
MIT researchers helped develop a theory that promised much more efficient data networks; then they were the first to put it into practice.
The power of ‘random’
A ‘seemingly loopy’ technique that MIT researchers helped develop could dramatically improve the efficiency of communications networks.
Feeling the way
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
Quantum computing may actually be useful
A quantum algorithm that solves systems of linear equations could point in a promising new direction.
Stimulating sight
Led by electrical engineering professor John Wyatt, team develops retinal implant that could help restore useful level of vision to certain groups of blind people